terminology Flashcards
ab-
away from, not
alveol-
tooth socket
an, a-
without, not
ante-
before
antr-
cavity
arthr-
joint
auto-
self
benign-
mild, not cancerous
bucc-
cheek
calc-
stone
centesis-
puncture
cephal-
head
cervic-
neck
cut-
skin
cyst-
sac containing fluid, bladder
dent-
teeth
dys-
bad
en-
in
end-
inside, within
ex, ec-
out, from
fistul-
pipe, tube
gemin-
twin, double
gingiv-
gum
gloss-
tongue
grad-
walk, take steps
gram-
record
hemi-
half
homo-
same
hyper-
above, more than
hypo-
under
infra-
beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within
labi-
lip
later-
side
lingu-
tongue
lith/o-
stone
macr, macro-
large
mal-
bad
malign-
bad
micr, micro-
small
myel-
bone marrow
neo-
new
odont-
tooth
or-
mouth
os, oss, ost, oste-
bone
pan-
all
para-
beside, near
path-
disease
peri-
around, about
physio-
nature
plast-
surgical repair
post-
after
pre-
in front of, before
pro-
in front of, before
quad/ro-
four
radi-
ray
radic-
root
retro-
backwards
semi-
half
sinus-
hollow space
stom, stoma-
mouth, opening
sub-
under
supra-
above
top-
place
trans-
through, across
traum-
wound, injury
tri-
three
vestibul-
entrance
-cide
death
-ostomy
create an opening
-desis
binding
-vulse
twitch, pull
-rrhage
excessive flow
-genic
original product
-trophy
development
-pexy
suspension
-esthesia
sensation
-ology
study of
-plasia
development
-ectomy
surgical removal
-osis
any cindition
-algia
pain
-otomy
cut into
-lysis
loosening, destruction
-odyn
pain
-itis
inflammation
-ologist
specialist in the study of
-oma
tumor